Mike Jarrett - Portside Caribbean

Cruise: Virgin’s Ladies for the Caribbean

Virgin’s Ladies for the Caribbean 202, April 2: The Virgin brand has entered the Caribbean cruise world. The flagship of Virgin Voyages mv Scarlet Lady, was scheduled to make her maiden voyage on Apri

MARTINIQUE: Creating a green port in 10 years

MARTINIQUE: Creating a green port in 10 years 2020 April 2:“Towards a green port by 2030” is the theme that the Port of Martinique has adopted in its aggressive programme to reduce the carbon footprin

EQUIPMENT: Curaçao receives new port gantries

EQUIPMENT: Curaçao receives new port gantries 2020 April 2: Curaçao took possession of two new Kalmar gantry cranes in February. The equipment arrived in Willemstad on Sunday February 16 aboard the he

SEA LEVEL RISE Not yet a hot topic in the Caribbean?

SEA LEVEL RISE Not yet a hot topic in the Caribbean? 2020 April 2: As oceans get warmer, sea levels rise and the land (and all that is on it) disappears, because nothing will stop the sea. And the lan

Port of Cartagena: Colombia’s main port getting greener

Port of Cartagena: Colombia’s main port getting greener 2020 April 2: At Colombia’s main port, SPRC-Contecar, there is no vacillation in response to climate change. The Caribbean-South American mega p

Improper declaration, shipboard fires – a major problem getting worse

Improper declaration, shipboard fires - a major problem getting worse Malcolm Maclean, an American businessman and transport entrepreneur, invented the modern intermodal shipping container and on Apri

Opportunities to foster positive community relations

Climate Change Opportunities to foster positive community relations 2020 April 2: Mangroves can absorb and store as much as 10 times more carbon than terrestrial ecosystems. This makes them a vital to

Cruise blues and COVID-19 – a global industry in peril

Cruise blues and COVID-19 – a global industry in peril 2020, April 2: On March 8, the global community paused to engage in its annual practice of acknowledging and saluting the role and successes of w

Port-City Relation vital for port development

Port-City Relation vital for port development By Cristina Rechy* and Montserrat Ambriz ** 2020 April 2: In an effort to achieve more competitive, inclusive, secure and sustainable ports in the America

Do you know the carbon footprint of your port?

Do you know the carbon footprint of your port? By Jesper Goodley Dannisoee * 2020 April 2: A port is like a factory. And some ports are like large scale industries, servicing vessels of various types,

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